Patents Examined by Brandon Fetterolf
  • Patent number: 8710212
    Abstract: The present invention relates an absorbent material consisting of a molecular network of starch molecules, the starch molecules comprising an amylopectin content of at least 90% (w/w). The molecular network can either be comprised of self-entangled starches or cross-linked starches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Archer Daniels Midland Company
    Inventors: Claude Thibodeau, David Bergeron, Isabelle Bolduc, Claude Couture, Nicolas Nourry
  • Patent number: 8710039
    Abstract: PAD4 inhibitory compositions and methods for their use in treatment of cancer and autoimmune disease are provided according to embodiments of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Gong Chen, Yanming Wang, Pingxin Li, Jing Hu, Shu Wang, Yuji Wang
  • Patent number: 8710027
    Abstract: The method of using nutritional compounds including Dihydroquercetin (taxifolin), Arabinogalactan and Arabinogalactan combined with Dihydroquercetin (taxifolin) to reduce and control cardiometabolic risk factors, associated with metabolic syndrome and hypercholesterolemia in a mammal, specifically a human, resulting in the enhancement of metabolism, reduced control levels of cholesterol and triglycerides, reduced oxidative damage in humans and other health benefits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Flavitpure, Inc.
    Inventors: Sergey V. Philippov, Igor M. Bogorodov
  • Patent number: 8710033
    Abstract: The objective is to find compounds which have an activity to improve the success rate of pregnancy and implantation in blastocyst transfer in mammals, to provide a method of producing and using the compounds, and to provide a pregnancy-promoting agent. Disclosed is a pregnancy-promoting agent containing one or more lysophosphatidic acids selected from the group consisting of LPA-C16:0, LPA-C16:1, LPA-C18:0, LPA-C18:1 and LPA-C18:2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignees: JCR Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahide Shiotani, Sakae Goto, Mitsuo Shimizu
  • Patent number: 8703990
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel process, novel process steps and novel intermediates useful in the synthesis of pharmaceutically active compounds, in particular neutral endopeptidase (NEP) inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Zhejiang Jiuzhous Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guoliang Zhu, Lijun Yang, Ying Lin, Jie Ying
  • Patent number: 8703792
    Abstract: The present application relates to novel C-1 substituted analogues of pancratistatin and 7-dexoypancratistatin of Formula (I), pharmaceutical compositions thereof and the use of said compounds of Formula (I) in the treatment of cancer The application also relates to processes for the preparation of said compound of Formula (I) and intermediates thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Brock University
    Inventors: Tomas Hudlicky, Jonathan Collins
  • Patent number: 8703962
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives thereof, compositions comprising an effective amount of a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof, and methods for treating or preventing a condition such as pain, UI, an ulcer, IBD and IBS, comprising administering to an animal in need thereof an effective amount of a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Purdue Pharma L.P.
    Inventors: Donald J. Kyle, Laykea Tafesse
  • Patent number: 8703934
    Abstract: The present application relates to novel substituted 4-amino-3,5-dicyano-2-thiopyridine derivatives, to processes for their preparation, to their use for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases and to their use for preparing medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, preferably for the treatment and/or prevention of hypertension and other cardiovascular disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Nell, Nicole Diedrichs, Barbara Albrecht-Küpper, Alexandros Vakalopoulos, Frank Süβmeier, Joerg Keldenich
  • Patent number: 8697863
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compounds that are sodium channel inhibitors and to their use in the treatment of various disease states, including cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. In particular embodiments, the structure of the compounds is given by Formula I: wherein Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, X, Y, R2, R3 and R4 are as described herein, to methods for the preparation and use of the compounds and to pharmaceutical compositions containing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Elfatih Elzein, Dmitry Koltun, Xiaofen Li, Jeff Zablocki, Chandrasekar Venkataramani
  • Patent number: 8697746
    Abstract: A solid dispersion comprising ((1S)-1-((((1S)-1-benzyl-2,3-dioxo-3-(cyclopropylamino)propyl)amino)carbonyl)-3-methylbutyl)carbamic acid 5-methoxy-3-oxapentyl ester made amorphous in the presence of a water-soluble cellulosic polymer has improved storage stability. The solid dispersion also has improved solubility for an improved bioavailability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Senju Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Andrew Xian Chen, John Fan, Masazumi Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 8691806
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of the formula (I) having protein kinase B inhibiting activity: Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, methods for preparing the compounds and their use as anticancer agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignees: Astex Therapeutics Limited, The Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital, Cancer Research Technology Limited
    Inventors: Valerio Berdini, Gordon Saxty, Marinus Leendert Verdonk, Steven John Woodhead, Paul Graham Wyatt, Robert George Boyle, Hannah Fiona Sore, David Winter Walker, Ian Collins, Robert Downham, Robin Arthur Ellis Carr
  • Patent number: 8691800
    Abstract: Use of a compound for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of a bacterial infection provided that the bacterial infection is other than a Mycobacterial infection, said compound being a compound of Formula (Ia) or (Ib) a pharmaceutically acceptable acid or base addition salt thereof, a quaternary amine thereof, a stereochemically isomeric form thereof, a tautomeric form thereof or a N-oxide form thereof, wherein R1 is hydrogen, halo, haloalkyl, cyano, hydroxy, Ar, Het, alkyl, alkyloxy, alkylthio, alkyloxyalkyl, alkylthioalkyl, Ar-alkyl or di(Ar)alkyl; p is 1, 2, 3 or 4; R2 is hydrogen, hydroxy, thio, alkyloxy, alkyloxyalkyloxy, alkylthio, mono or di(alkyl)amino or a radical of formula R3 is alkyl, Ar, Ar-alkyl, Het or Het-alkyl; R4 is hydrogen, alkyl or benzyl; R5 is hydrogen, halo, haloalkyl, hydroxy, Ar, alkyl, alkyloxy, alkylthio, alkyloxyalkyl, alkylthioalkyl, Ar-alkyl or di(Ar)alkyl; or two vicinal R5 radicals may be taken together to form together with the phenyl ring to which they
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.
    Inventors: Koenraad Jozef Lodewijk Marcel Andries, Anil Koul, Jérôme Emile Georges Guillemont, Elisabeth Thérèse Jeanne Pasquier
  • Patent number: 8691802
    Abstract: Citric acid and conjugate bases thereof are useful for stabilizing stabilized chlorine dioxide in the presence of therapeutically active agents and excipients in a composition. Ophthalmic compositions and methods related thereto are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert T. Lyons, Robert S. Jordan
  • Patent number: 8691975
    Abstract: Methods for purifying and extracting compounds from a mixture are provided using a solvent-free mechanochemical method. Methods for purifying and/or extracting sugars, amino acids, and, the like, from a mixture are also provided, using a solvent-free mechanochemical method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLC
    Inventor: Mark Allan Tapsak
  • Patent number: 8685920
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for targeting maytansinoids to a selected cell population, the method comprising contacting a cell population or tissue suspected of containing the selected cell population with a cell-binding agent maytansinoid conjugate, wherein one or more maytansinoids is covalently linked to the cell-binding agent via a non-cleavable linker and the cell-binding agent binds to cells of the selected cell population.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Immunogen Inc.
    Inventors: Ravi V. J. Chari, Wayne C. Widdison
  • Patent number: 8685981
    Abstract: Compounds exhibiting an osteogenesis-promoting action having the general formula (I) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof: wherein A is selected from among a 3- to 10-membered heterocyclyl group, B is selected from among an amino group, and X is selected from N and CH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited
    Inventors: Osamu Kanno, Katsuyoshi Nakajima, Kazumasa Aoki, Ryoichi Tanaka, Shimpei Hirano, Kiyoshi Oizumi, Daigo Asano
  • Patent number: 8686150
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine compounds of the formula I, in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 are defined as indicated below. The compounds of the formula I are kinase inhibitors, and are useful for the treatment of diseases associated with diabetes and diabetic complications, such as, diabetic nephropathy, diabetic neuropathy and diabetic retinopathy, for example. The invention furthermore relates to the use of compounds of the formula I, in particular as active ingredients in pharmaceuticals, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Stephanie Hachtel, Oliver Plettenburg, Christian Schoenau, Matthias Loehn, Stefania Pfeiffer-Marek, Maria Mendez-Perez, Aimo Kannt, Juergen Dedio, Markus Kohlmann, Alexander Schiffer, Guillaume Begis, Olivier Duclos, Frederic Jeannot
  • Patent number: 8680086
    Abstract: A gonadotropin is administered within a surprisingly effective narrow range for the purpose of treating chronic pain or other central sensitization sequelae. In one aspect, a recipient is provided with at least one of human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), a pharmaceutically active HCG analogue, and a pharmaceutically active metabolite of the HCG or analogue at a dosage selected to provide, or be equivalent to, a human subcutaneous dosage of between 120 IU/day and 170 IU/day of HCG, and more preferably between 140 IU/day and 160 IU/day of HCG. A kit is also described, which includes a supply of the HCG-related drug, and a label that identifies chronic pain or central sensitization as an indication of the drug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Neuralight HD, LLC
    Inventors: Edson Conrad Hicks, Jr., Constance T. Dutton
  • Patent number: 8680088
    Abstract: A gonadotropin is administered within a surprisingly effective narrow range for the purpose of treating chronic pain or other central sensitization sequelae. In one aspect, a recipient is provided with at least one of human chorionic gonadotropin (uHCG and/or rHCG), a pharmaceutically active HCG analogue, and a pharmaceutically active metabolite of the HCG or analogue at a dosage selected to provide, or be equivalent to, a human subcutaneous dosage of between 120 IU/day and 170 IU/day of HCG, and more preferably between 140 IU/day and 160 IU/day of HCG. A kit is also described, which includes a supply of the HCG-related drug, a delivery device, and a label that identifies chronic pain or central sensitization as an indication of the drug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Neuralight HD, LLC
    Inventors: Edson Conrad Hicks, Jr., Constance T. Dutton
  • Patent number: 8679526
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a class of compounds which have an enhancing effect on peroxidase based antimicrobial compositions. The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions for prolonged topical use comprising enhancing agents such as methoxyphenols and substituted benzylaldehydes. Examples hereof are respectively guaiacol and vanillin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Flen Pharma N.V.
    Inventors: Dave Van Den Plas, Kris De Smet, Philippe Sollie